Creative minds at 121 Oregon arts organizations will be empowered by $1,031,593 in fiscal year 2019 Operating Support Grants from the Oregon Arts Commission. Ranging from $3,000 to $29,750, the grants are available to nonprofit organizations with arts at the core of their mission and budgets over $150,000*. “We often hear that these are the…

(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Sunriver Music Festival’s Music Director George Hanson has brought back his popular Maestro Minutes, a series of short audio previews of the season, to share with patrons of this year’s festival. They can be heard at the Festival’s website: www.sunrivermusic.org/maestro-minute. Each audio preview will share personal insights from Maestro…

(Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) Fifteen years into a career spanning from the San Diego Symphony and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to recording for the television and film industry, professional violinist Isabelle LaForêt Senger visited Bend. Looking for a change of scenery, she saw an opportunity in Central Oregon to bring what she…

Grant Review Meeting June 11 at 9am The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission is pleased to announce they will review grant applications for the 2018 grant cycle. The Commission invited applications from organizations that will help us meet the goal of bringing people to Bend, and supporting our local cultural activities – the priority is projects…